To: ARCC

From: Department of Religions and Cultures

Date: April 8th 2013

MOTION 1: That the course RLCT 2045 Health, Healing and Religion be deleted.

MOTION 2: That the course RLCT 2116 Health, Healing and Religion be added to the course offerings in the department of Religions and Cultures.

Rationale: When USC was considering the Course Outcomes submitted by Religions and Cultures, the committee recommended that our department change RLCT 2045 from 6 credits to 3 credits. Our department agrees with this change and therefore we are deleting the 6 credit course and creating a 3 credit course in Health, Healing and Religion. A 3 credit course will make it more accessible to students in Applied and Professional Studies, especially nursing and social welfare students. As a 6 credit course, RLCT 2045 is currently organized and divided into different religious traditions, examining issues of health and healing in each. In order to transform the course from 6 to 3 credits, the new 3 credit course will be thematic, with sections on meditation, relaxation, psychology and mind/body/spirit etc., drawing and giving examples from a variety of traditions within each section.

MOTION 2: ADDING A NEW COURSE: RLCT 2116 Health, Healing and Religion

A) Descriptive Data:

Course code: / RLCT 2116
Course title: / Health, Healing and Religion
Short title:
(maximum 29 characters) / Health, Healing and Religion
If this course belongs to a major that has course groupings, please indicate which group the course belongs with:
Course Prerequisites: / 24 credits completed
Course Co-requisites:
Antirequisite: / RLCT 2045
Total Hours:
(Lecture / Lab / Seminar) / 36 hours
Breakdown of Hours
(e.g. Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory work per week for one term.) / 3 hours lecture/week
Course Credits: / 3 credits
Course Description:
(as it will appear in the academic calendar) / This course examines the connections between spirituality and
healing. We will begin by looking at conceptual issues such as
modern/scientific versus traditional concepts of health and the
body across cultures. The course will conclude with a discussion of
the possibility of dialogue between the various healing modalities
and allopathic medicine.
Program Implications:
Learning Expectations/
Outputs
(6-8, visible, measurable, in active verbs) / 1.  demonstrate an understanding of the connections between religious beliefs and attitudes to health and healing
2.  critically assess the contemporary Western biomedical model of health
3.  discuss and debate issues around the tension between secular and religious approaches to health
4.  demonstrate an informed critique of the representation of health in government policy documents and popular media
5.  an ability to communicate in consistently clear, coherent, and grammatically correct prose
Cross-listing or cross-coding
(please indicate if this course is approved for either cross-listing or cross-coding, and to which discipline)

B) Comparative Data

University / Equivalent Course(s) and Titles / Non-Equivalent but 50% or more overlap
Brock / n/a
Carleton
Guelph / n/a
Lakehead
Laurentian / RLST-3245EL - Health, Healing & Spirituality
McMaster / RELIG ST 2WW3 Health, Healing and Religion
Ottawa / SRS 2398- Religion and Health
Queen’s
RMC / n/a
Ryerson / n/a
Toronto / RLG440H1
Religion and Healing
Trent / n/a
Waterloo
Western
Wilfrid Laurier
Windsor / n/a
York / n/a
Brandon University / 86:281 Health Care Ethics
Cape Breton / RELS 265 SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
Case Western Reserve University / RLGN 273: Religion and Healing in the U.S.
Dawson College / 370-217-DW- Health, Healing and Religion
Emory / REL 358-Health & Healing: Understanding the Role of Religion
McGill / RELG 571- Religion and Medicine
Memorial / Rels 3850: Religion and Healing
Saint Francis Xavier / 120 Religion, Spirituality, and Health
St. Thomas University / RELG-2203. Health, Healing and Religions
University of Aberdeen / Practical Theology Dr 3068: Spirituality, health and healing

C) Statement of Need

This course is part of our regular course offerings, and a central research area of one of our faculty members. We are changing the course from 6 credits to three credits as suggested by USC.

D) Statement of Resource Requirements

No additional resources are required.

FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCE

DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL FORM

(to be used to substantiate the approval of any department/discipline/program affected by proposed curriculum changes)

DEPARTMENT/DISCIPLINE / NAME (print) / Signature
RELIGIONS AND CULTURES / Susan Srigley (Chair) /

4/11/2013